Shir HaKovod - Anim Zemiros. This is amazingly anthropomorphic and all that without even once the word כביכול (= as if such a thing could be true). Admittedly the references come from texts such as Shir HaShirim but to make a poem from it, how come it’s allowed?

I have heard that the question of whether or not to say this prayer has been around for quite a while. Have a look a what the Maharal has to say on the subject here ספר נתיבות עולם א - נתיב העבודה - פרק י"ב‏.
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David PerlmanOct 16 '12 at 4:21

AY check the left column on the page after the one you linked to. The language there is pretty harsh but I actually remember some harsher language only I can't recall the source (although I do remember it was the Maharal)
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David PerlmanOct 19 '12 at 8:17

@DavidPerlman Thank you; most interesting. Maharal is talking about the Shir Hayichud (not the Shir HaKovod) - although the same applies. His point (IMHO) is about excessive praise at the wrong time not about anthropomorphism.
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Avrohom YitzchokOct 22 '12 at 20:42

א thru ד. He could easily have included ה in the this answer as well.
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ChanochOct 14 '12 at 14:52

@DoubleAA, If you want to edit in the K/S translation, assuming it doesn't water down the point I'm getting at here, feel free to. Thanks for asking for a more precise location; I've provided it.
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Isaac MosesOct 14 '12 at 15:31

@Chanoch, Thanks for suggesting the addition of the next line. Done.
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Isaac MosesOct 14 '12 at 15:31

Boris. Agree (1). My point is about (2). Is there not a big danger in saying these things out loud so everyone can hear them and maybe (ch"v) be mistaken?
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Avrohom YitzchokOct 14 '12 at 13:28

קהל: דִּמּוּ אוֹתְךָ וְלֹא כְּפִי יֶשְׁךָ, וַיְשַׁוּוּךָ לְפִי מַעֲשֶׂיךָ חזן: הִמְשִׁילוּךָ בְּרֹב חֶזְיוֹנוֹת, הִנְּךָ אֶחָד בְּכָל דִּמְיוֹנוֹת Sorry for English description but it goes more or like that:- "They described you but not as you are, and imagined you only only by your deeds". "Compared you in all their visions but you are the one in'em all." Cat it be more clear that author does not mean to take the comparison literally. if there's danger of misunderstanding that should be not said. But that is true for anything including the even some parts of humash.
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BorisNov 8 '14 at 18:34